LONDON (AP) — Anthony Head, the suave, smooth-voiced British actor known for roles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Ted Lasso," has died, his family said Friday. He was 72.
Head's daughters, actors Emily and Daisy Head, told the Press Association news agency that the actor passed away due to complications from pneumonia.
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The performer became known to British TV audiences in the 1980s as one half of a will-they, won't-they romantic couple in a series of ads for Nescafe instant coffee.
Head achieved U.S. fame as librarian Rupert Giles, mentor to the title character in the cult-favorite supernatural series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," which ran from 1997 to 2003.
